Today’s Headlines
DOT to Unveil $478B Transpo Funding Proposal Today (Detroit News) “CTFastrak” Bus Makes First Run in Hartford (AP, Fast Lane) In Cities, Transit Entrepreneurs Are Jumping Ahead of the Government (National Journal) Georgia House Passes Bill to Spur Development Around Atlanta Beltline (AJC) Seattle Times: Ed Murray Shaping Up to Be “The Bike Mayor” Portland’s Orange Line Under Budget, On … Continued
March 30, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Mayors Team Up to Press Congress for Action on Transpo Bill (Mass Live) Uncertainty on Bill Already Threatening Projects (The Hill) Illinois Lawmakers Want Full Funding for Rail, Transit (Chicago Sun-Times) GGW: Can the DC Metro System Restore the Public’s Trust? Gov Malloy’s TOD Bill in Connecticut Will Get Retooled (WNPR) In Philly, Transpo Issues Play Undeniable Role … Continued
March 24, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Hartford BRT Debuts in Connecticut (Hartford Courant) Foxx, Shuster Work Together on Transpo Funding Quagmire (The Hill) DC Mayor Sticks With Streetcar, But There’s a Lot of Work Ahead (WaPo) St. Paul Lays Out Ambitious Plans for Biking (MPR News) Nashville’s Mayoral Hopefuls Take on Transit After Death of BRT (Tennessean) Boston’s Bike Director Departs for Seattle … Continued
March 23, 2015
Today’s Headlines
GOP Budgets Offer Few Answers on Transpo Funding (The Hill) Bipartisan Bill Would Give Local Govs More Control of Federal Transpo Dollars (Transport Topics) Chicago Transit Leaders See Grim Options Under Governor’s Plan (Chicago Trib) Chorus Grows for Daily Cincinnati-Chicago Amtrak Service (Cincy Biz Courier) Does Paying People to Commute By Bike Pay Off? (CityLab) Streetcar Talk Is Dead in … Continued
March 19, 2015
Today’s Headlines
On the Hill, Another Band-Aid Seems Likely for Transpo Funding (The Hill) Though State Officials Are Still Urging a Long-Term Solution (Bond Buyer) Senate Approves Carlos Monje as Assistant DOT Secretary (Transport Topics) Truckers and Other Interests Buck “Devolution” of Federal Transpo Funding (Land Line) GGW: Tell the Public What’s Going on With the DC Streetcar Today is National … Continued
March 18, 2015
Today’s Headlines
There’s a Slew of Vacancies in Top U.S. Transpo Positions (The Hill) New FRA Head Gets High Marks from Congress (WaPo) Construction Begins on Downtown Chicago BRT (Sun Times) 12 Studies That Confirm the Economic Value of Adding Bike Lanes (City Lab) GGW: With Streetcar Plans in Doubt, New DC Mayor Needs to Commit to … Continued
March 16, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Transpo Funding: the Next Looming Cliff in Congress (The Hill) This Year’s Heroes in the Bike/Ped Movement (Alliance for Biking and Walking) Road Builders Want 15-Cent Gas Tax Hike, With Rebates for Some (Transport Topics) DC Metro Rethinks Long-Term Plans, Suspends Search for New Leader (WaPo) Atlanta’s Among the Many Cities Responding to DOT Challenge … Continued
March 13, 2015
Today’s Headlines
A Divided House Passes $8B Amtrak Funding Bill (The Hill) Bill Could Boost the Northeast and Allow for High-Speed NYC-Boston Train (CBS, Mirror) Ferguson Police Routinely Stopped Black Residents for the Crime of Walking (Grist) Rift in DC Metro Board Delays Search for New Chief (WaPo) What Data Can Reveal About Detroit’s Transit System (Detroit News) Is America’s Urban Comeback … Continued
March 5, 2015
Today’s Headlines
House Vote on Amtrak Bill Expected Today, After Bump Back (The Hill) D.C. Faces Continued Logjam of Local Transit Projects (WaPo) Phoenix Voters Will Decide on Tax Hike for Transpo (AZ Central) Highlights of the New “Move Seattle” 1o-Year Plan (Seattle Transit Blog) Boston-Area Transit May Need $6.7B in Upgrades (Boston Globe) California High-Speed Rail … Continued
March 4, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Segregation Remains Rampant in America’s Transportation System (Slate) All Eyes on Seattle as Low-Income Transit Riders Get a Break (NYT) Congress Is All Talk on Transpo Funding, But Iowa Acts (Transport Topics) “Devolution” to States Seems More and More Unlikely (Fleet Owner) It’s Been a Bad Winter for East Coast Transit (Salon) Seneca, SC, Debuts … Continued
March 2, 2015